18 Scottish inventions that shaped the modern world

Without Scottish inventors, you might still be undergoing surgery without anaesthetic, using smoke signals to communicate or struggling to keep food chilled.
By Sarah Wilson
Published 16th Jul 2019, 15:35 BST
The telephone was just one significant contribution Scottish inventors made to the modern worldThe telephone was just one significant contribution Scottish inventors made to the modern world
The telephone was just one significant contribution Scottish inventors made to the modern world

These are the 18 Scottish inventions and innovations that shaped the world we know today.